title: Dental health status and treatment needs of transport workers of a northern Indian city: A cross-sectional study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the dental health status and treatment needs of transport workers working in Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (C.T.U.) buses, Chandigarh.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was conducted on all the available C.T.U. workers at all three bus depots. The data were recorded on a modified W.H.O. format (1997). A total of 1008 subjects constituted the final sample size.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of the subjects was 45.3 ± 7.8 years, and 97% (978) were males. Prevalence of dental caries was 63.4% and mean DMFT was 5.02. 47.6% of subjects needed some prosthesis in the maxillary arch while 53.3% needed some prosthesis in the mandibular arch. Regarding highest CPI (Community Periodontal Index) score, 8.13% of the subjects had healthy periodontium while maximum subjects (73.2%) had a score 2 (Calculus).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mean DMFT (Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth) was satisfactory. Prosthetic need of the subjects was high with only a few subjects possessing prosthesis. Advanced periodontal disease (CPI score, 4) affected small number of subjects with maximum subjects (73%) having a CPI score of 2.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Dentistry, Gian Sagar Dental College and Hospital, Rajpura, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Ramandeep S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Gambhir
authors.forename: Girish M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Sogi
authors.forename: Koratagere Lingappa
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Veeresha
authors.forename: Ramandeep K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sohi
authors.forename: Amaninder
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Randhawa
authors.forename: Heena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kakar
keywords: Dentition status; oral health; prosthetic needs; transport workers; treatment needs